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sightsing
  • v  sing from a score without having seen it before
    This tenor can sightsing even the most difficult pieces
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shoot the breeze
  • v  talk socially without exchanging too much information
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shop at
  • v  do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
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short-change
  • v  cheat someone by not returning him enough money
  • v  deprive of by deceit
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short-circuit
  • v  hamper the progress of; impede
    short-circuit warm feelings
  • v  create a short circuit in
  • v  avoid something unpleasant or laborious
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shorten
  • v  make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
    He shortened his trip due to illness
  • v  reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
    The manuscript must be shortened
  • v  make short or shorter
    shorten the skirt
    shorten the rope by a few inches
  • v  become short or shorter
    In winter, the days shorten
  • v  edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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shout out
  • v  utter a sudden loud cry
  • v  utter in a very loud voice
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